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HawkeyeGameFilm took in Iowa's open practice and had his notebook in tow. Here are several of this thoughts in the order he took the notes...
-Lots of zone running plays. Very similar running scheme on O so far.
-Hitchens very active
-Darian Cooper struggling to beat double teams, 1st D line getting manhandled, LBs not staying clean
-2nd DL tougher against run early, starting to give up cut-backs tho
-Lot of 4-3 Under from D, Some confusion on deep crosser in secondary, Man responsibility not their comfort zone yet.
-58 getting under pads, good drive blocker, good leverage - Eric Simmons, Juco Center from Iowa Western
Sprint out looks on offense, west coast feel to it. JVB not great on the move
-Hamilton failed to read blitz on pop pass, JVB hit'm in the face & he wasn't ready, probably some system learning still going on
-OL Boffelli & Blythe at G, Tobin 3rd guard
-Zone blitz looks, Darian Cooper dropped into slant zone Cooper controlled by double team on zone run, initial push got stoned
-Louis Trinca-Pasat (LTP) showing some decent burst, good first step quickness, isn't able to fight through if initial burst is stopped though
-Hillyer, 17, a big body, does a good job positioning himself, boxes out smaller DBs, limited burst though
-65- Walsh showing good hand usage, locked up Hardy on zone, hands inside but turned him with grip, good tech
-Lomax very sharp CB, quick feet & savvy reads. Blew up a screen, easy read, WR took a jab step and then came horizontal inside
-Alston all over the HB screen. Good read. Not a great athlete but good enough to match with instincts.
-Donatell looks better this year, can hit, but not a great ATH tho
-Morris knifed in a gap to blow up a run. Not something you saw very often last year, came hard to the A gap on the snap.
-CJ in the flats a lot, big target, huge catch radius. TE routes are more QB friendly in Davis's system.
-HKK (Henry Kreiger-Koble) looks good as a pass catching TE. Very fluid good pass catcher. Gives good effort as a blocker but isn't real physical yet.
-Lot of zone looks still. No man blocking, same philosophy, combo-chip+read 2nd level
-75 getting rolled a lot
-Sokol careless pass gets picked by Castillo, Doesn't have a rocket arm, average velocity, kind of a slinger not a thrower
LIVE SEGMENT
-4-3 Under base D
-Great coverage looks by safeties, Nico with good discipline in reads
-Helmet popper by Nico Law in run support, Lot of closing speed, looks like Bernstine
-LBs with a lot of tight coverage over the middle. reading routes and matching steps with ease
-Jordan Lomax can run, perfect technique on Hillyer down the sideline on the fade, speed kept him in front and turned and played the ball. Very good play.
-Miller overcommitted to the fill coverage on CB blitz, bit on stalk-block fake & shumpert blew by him, became a big gainer on skinny post, mistake there. Shumpert finally caught the deep ball as well
-Bigach shed Scherff & makes run stop, Scherff was a bit high and lost control. Needs to focus on keeping his pad level down
-Flat coverage by Hyde: sunk under 2nd level route and allowed flat completion in Cover 2, looks like responsibilities/rules much the same in C2 in new scheme
-Tight goal-line coverage by Miller, ran well with KMM to corner, challenged throw & closed window
-Bullock top end speed solid, accelerates well - Big TD break showed a little lateral agility too.
-Some footwork issues for Rudock on drops, scuffing his feet on the turf a lot, 3 or 4 instances of it.
-OL depth looks very good, 2s & 3s well coached, good leverage
-Poor decision by Rudock, threw into traffic after holding the ball. Good throwing mechanics but lacks
arm to put it into a mailbox 30+ yards down field
-Shumpert hit & miss all day, fumbled, drops, makes a few great grabs. False start penalty isn't gonna earn him brownie points either
-Lot of fundamental west coast schemes on offense, double outs, red rollouts, slant variations, not seeing many read routes by WRs today. Lot of static stuff. Likely a product of spring system being simplified.
-Lot of progression usage by JVB, did a good job not throwing into trouble throughout 2 min drill. Took what was there.
-Route confusion by WRs on JVB's INT. Great read by Lowery, read QBs eyes and zoned off outside WR and took deep ball to inside WR away for the INT. PI on Law negates it, but a good play by Lowery nonetheless.
-LTP quick off the line in 2 min drill, not able to shoot gaps tho
-LBs tough underneath in coverage again. Very impressive shadowing routes underneath.
-Nickel on 4th down, Castillo in, Lowery to slot, press cov
NOTE: HawkeyeGameFilm is a former Division 1 football player and has performed scouting work during his post-college career.
-Lots of zone running plays. Very similar running scheme on O so far.
-Hitchens very active
-Darian Cooper struggling to beat double teams, 1st D line getting manhandled, LBs not staying clean
-2nd DL tougher against run early, starting to give up cut-backs tho
-Lot of 4-3 Under from D, Some confusion on deep crosser in secondary, Man responsibility not their comfort zone yet.
-58 getting under pads, good drive blocker, good leverage - Eric Simmons, Juco Center from Iowa Western
Sprint out looks on offense, west coast feel to it. JVB not great on the move
-Hamilton failed to read blitz on pop pass, JVB hit'm in the face & he wasn't ready, probably some system learning still going on
-OL Boffelli & Blythe at G, Tobin 3rd guard
-Zone blitz looks, Darian Cooper dropped into slant zone Cooper controlled by double team on zone run, initial push got stoned
-Louis Trinca-Pasat (LTP) showing some decent burst, good first step quickness, isn't able to fight through if initial burst is stopped though
-Hillyer, 17, a big body, does a good job positioning himself, boxes out smaller DBs, limited burst though
-65- Walsh showing good hand usage, locked up Hardy on zone, hands inside but turned him with grip, good tech
-Lomax very sharp CB, quick feet & savvy reads. Blew up a screen, easy read, WR took a jab step and then came horizontal inside
-Alston all over the HB screen. Good read. Not a great athlete but good enough to match with instincts.
-Donatell looks better this year, can hit, but not a great ATH tho
-Morris knifed in a gap to blow up a run. Not something you saw very often last year, came hard to the A gap on the snap.
-CJ in the flats a lot, big target, huge catch radius. TE routes are more QB friendly in Davis's system.
-HKK (Henry Kreiger-Koble) looks good as a pass catching TE. Very fluid good pass catcher. Gives good effort as a blocker but isn't real physical yet.
-Lot of zone looks still. No man blocking, same philosophy, combo-chip+read 2nd level
-75 getting rolled a lot
-Sokol careless pass gets picked by Castillo, Doesn't have a rocket arm, average velocity, kind of a slinger not a thrower
LIVE SEGMENT
-4-3 Under base D
-Great coverage looks by safeties, Nico with good discipline in reads
-Helmet popper by Nico Law in run support, Lot of closing speed, looks like Bernstine
-LBs with a lot of tight coverage over the middle. reading routes and matching steps with ease
-Jordan Lomax can run, perfect technique on Hillyer down the sideline on the fade, speed kept him in front and turned and played the ball. Very good play.
-Miller overcommitted to the fill coverage on CB blitz, bit on stalk-block fake & shumpert blew by him, became a big gainer on skinny post, mistake there. Shumpert finally caught the deep ball as well
-Bigach shed Scherff & makes run stop, Scherff was a bit high and lost control. Needs to focus on keeping his pad level down
-Flat coverage by Hyde: sunk under 2nd level route and allowed flat completion in Cover 2, looks like responsibilities/rules much the same in C2 in new scheme
-Tight goal-line coverage by Miller, ran well with KMM to corner, challenged throw & closed window
-Bullock top end speed solid, accelerates well - Big TD break showed a little lateral agility too.
-Some footwork issues for Rudock on drops, scuffing his feet on the turf a lot, 3 or 4 instances of it.
-OL depth looks very good, 2s & 3s well coached, good leverage
-Poor decision by Rudock, threw into traffic after holding the ball. Good throwing mechanics but lacks
arm to put it into a mailbox 30+ yards down field
-Shumpert hit & miss all day, fumbled, drops, makes a few great grabs. False start penalty isn't gonna earn him brownie points either
-Lot of fundamental west coast schemes on offense, double outs, red rollouts, slant variations, not seeing many read routes by WRs today. Lot of static stuff. Likely a product of spring system being simplified.
-Lot of progression usage by JVB, did a good job not throwing into trouble throughout 2 min drill. Took what was there.
-Route confusion by WRs on JVB's INT. Great read by Lowery, read QBs eyes and zoned off outside WR and took deep ball to inside WR away for the INT. PI on Law negates it, but a good play by Lowery nonetheless.
-LTP quick off the line in 2 min drill, not able to shoot gaps tho
-LBs tough underneath in coverage again. Very impressive shadowing routes underneath.
-Nickel on 4th down, Castillo in, Lowery to slot, press cov
NOTE: HawkeyeGameFilm is a former Division 1 football player and has performed scouting work during his post-college career.
